olivespotlight

Crafting and growing premium New Zealand-made olive oil is a speciality practice wherein each grower takes great care in growing, harvesting, and pruning varying olive tree types, each creating an olive that presents a range of flavour profiles that cater to differing consumer needs. This industry segment is one of many which has felt the impact of recent and ongoing extreme weather events. With the harvest coming to a close, the wet summer has meant that the olive yield has been impacted, with the potency of flavour affected, as olives tend to thrive and have a higher intensity of flavour with heat.

Therefore, olive oil produced from this most recent season is bound to reflect the challenges and triumphs of the recent seasons, with industry growers working hard to continue to develop olive products that place amongst the best in the world.